Family Support Coordinator

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

Devereux Arizona’s Community Based Services are designed to provide rapid, intensive, in-home support in the critical days/weeks following a crisis. Services include intensive, one-on-one in-home support, crisis and safety planning, family support and coaching, behavior management, and coordinating with community supports. Our goal is to empower children, adolescents and their families to build resilience, strengthen relationships and develop the skills needed to thrive.

 

We are looking for talented individuals who have experience working in behavioral health, with families and at-risk youth, to be a positive role model and have an impact on our families! Family (Crisis) Support Coordinator job duties include :

• Working one-to-one with youth between the ages of 2-17, in a natural setting: home, school, group home, foster care, or kinship placemen (caseload of 3-5 individuals)
• Teaching essential life and emotional regulation skills, behavior reduction, anger management, coping with trauma-related behaviors, and communication techniques to help youth succeed at home, in school and in the community
• Working with the Child/Family Team, doing intakes, case management, and chart maintenance/documentation.

Additional Details:

• Pay Range: $21/hr - $23.10/hr
• Full Time and Part Time Schedules: Tuesday - Saturday or Sunday - Thursday with ability to work afternoons/nights (as late as 8:30pm) *Schedules are subject to change
• Ability to commute throughout Maricopa County utilizing your own vehicle (with mileage reimbursement)
• Devereux provides mileage reimbursement, work equipment (phone and laptop), and work schedule based on the individual/family needs

Responsibilities

Company Overview  

Devereux is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit organizations, providing services, insight and leadership in the evolving field of behavioral healthcare. Founded in 1912, Devereux operates a comprehensive national network of clinical, therapeutic, educational and employment programs that positively impact the lives of 10,000+ children, adults – and their families – every year.

 

Our Mission: Devereux changes lives – by unlocking and nurturing human potential for people living with emotional, behavioral or cognitive differences.

With nearly 6,500 employees working in programs across the country, Devereux is a trusted partner for families, schools and communities, serving individuals in the areas of autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, specialty mental health, education and foster care. 

 

Our Culture, Our Expectations  

At Devereux, Servant Leadership is embedded throughout our culture and every aspect of our organizational framework. Our mission-driven, people-first mindset is at the heart of the compassionate and high-quality programming we provide – every day – for the individuals and families we serve, and other key stakeholders. Devereux offers challenging and exciting work, and our team environment creates an empowering, positive and rewarding atmosphere. To be successful at Devereux, you will: put the needs of others first, feel called to serve and called to lead. As a member of our team, you will be a significant part of our commitment to providing a welcoming and supportive work environment across all programs and services, and within all policies and employee practices.

 

We believe a workplace rooted in inclusivity – offering a sense of belonging to all those who walk through our doors – is fundamental to delivering the highest quality healthcare services. Through open dialogue and the creation of brave spaces, we will engage in work that gives each of us a chance to change the world – one person, one family, one community at a time. 

 

What Devereux Offers You  

In addition to a competitive salary, Devereux provides a comprehensive health and welfare program to eligible full-time employees, family members and domestic partners. Eligible employees are eligible to start benefits after 30 days of employment. In addition, we offer;

 

• Medical (including telemedicine via phone, web, app), dental, prescription drug, preventative care, and mental health services. 

• Student loan debt assistance, tuition reimbursement and continuing education assistance. 

• Generous time-off (start accruing 1st day), 403(b) retirement plan with matching benefit, and voluntary/employee paid supplemental life and accident coverage. 

• Employee assistance / work-life balance program. 

Visit to see why Devereux is a great place to work!

 

Devereux is a drug-free workplace, drug screening required. EOE

Qualifications

• Must be at least 21 years of age or older (per licensing standards)
• Minimum requirement of high school diploma or equivalency; Bachelors degree preferred
• High school diploma or high school equivalency diploma at least four (4) years of full time behavioral health work experience; OR:
• Has a high school diploma or equivalency diploma and a combination of education in a field related to behavioral health and full time behavioral health work experience totaling at least two (2) years; OR:
• Has an Associate's degree and at least two (2) years of full time behavioral health work experience; OR:
• Has a Bachelor's degree and at least one (1) year of full time behavioral health work experience
• Ability to commute throughout Maricopa County utilizing your own vehicle (with mileage reimbursement)

OTHER:

• Ability to attend full time new hire orientation (paid)
• Drug test within 24hrs of offer w/ negative results
• Pre-employment Physical and Job Demand Assessment
• Valid Arizona Driver's License & pass DMV 36-month history check
• Current Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card with no restrictions (or eligibility to obtain with no restrictions). Arizona Revised Statutes Notice: If a person's employment record contains a six-month or longer time frame during which the person was not employed by any employer, a completed application with a new set of fingerprints shall be submitted to the department of public safety. For more information, visit HERE.

Benefits and Rewards

• Paid time off (24 days per year, increase with years of service); Sick time (64 hours per year)

• ASCEND, career accelerator program and tuition assistance . Learn more HERE

• Retirement , eM Life for Mental Health and Work/Life Programs, Service Anniversary Awards

• Free access to Payactiv , a platform to get a portion of your earned wages between pay periods

• Quality Low-Cost Benefits (medical, dental, vision, pet insurance): 30-day benefit eligibility waiting period for new hires!

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.